Bethesda Working on Two Games at Once, Says Producer

[Mrsoupcup]

The Elder Scrolls V would be awesome.

Yes it would, apparently the next game is going to be in Skyrim were all the Nords are from. I can't wait for that because the Nords are my fave race/culture in the Elder Scrolls games. (Plus Skyrim is know for werwolves so that would also be cool to see)

 

[Tarakos]

I'm skeptical it's Elder Scrolls V. Didn't they say that it was gonna be a long time before they released that? Now I'm betting that the second game is their next Fallout. But I really hope that it's the next Elder Scrolls. It's been like five years since IV, so they're definitely overdue.

 

[CUnk]

They're going to make my gaming PC feel like a new console? Oh god please no!


Also, Elder Scrolls V is just going to be Fallout 3 with swords.

 

[jez29]

The Elder Scrolls V would be awesome.

Agreed, a single player one at that. I can't see how the rumoured MMO would work and I'd be annoyed if that is the project. Then again I was annoyed when The Old Republic was announced instead of KOTOR 3, but now I'm quite looking forward too it. We'll see.

i think an elder scrolls MMORPG is just what an MMORPG should be. Being able to upgrade anything would be really fun. O.K. i kind of want to have my super fast high jumping ranged specialist from oblivion fighting people, but still, i think if they could balance it, it would be REALLY fun, also likely the only hope against WoW.

Or I could just have TESV, with a rich, massive world to explore.
On my own

The way I see it isn't necessarily a question of game mechanics: good game designers should be able to mould TES levelling system into a workable MMO model.

I'm afraid I may have to get a little pretentious now - the issue I have is that the core experience, the feel, or the vibe of an Elder Scrolls game doesn't traslate easily into a massively multiplayer setting. I loved the loneliness of Morrowind (a better experience than Oblivion in my opinion, but it applies in both games), the experience of just wandering this world for miles on end, especially somewhere as hostile as, say, Solstheim in the Bloodmoon expansion or the blighted wasteland around the Dagoth Ur volcano. In a storytelling experience (which admittedly is quite loose in a open-world game like this), the adventure seemed more about the hero struggling on his own rather than teaming up to beat people and thus seemed more heroic for it. Morrowind gave me one of the most profound experiences that any game has done (and I've played far too many), but I feel that this would have been undermined by having other groups of heroes cross my path. Its something of an issue with most MMOs, where everyone has to be a hero, but I feel that TES is a quieter, more individual experience than something loud and brash (in a good way) like WoW or the upcoming TOR. Obviously the whole thing is hypothetical and I've been surprised by game designers before, so if the new game is a TES MMO, I definitely won't dismiss it out of hand and I'd certainly be interested.

I'm not sure if I've explained myself brilliantly, but I'd need years to do that and you'd have to have endless patience to read the eventual post. Anyway, essay over. Congratulations if you made it all the way through!

 

[AstylahAthrys]

I will not be amused if this isn't Elder Scrolls V. >( I need a new kick! Modding can only tide me over for so long.

 

[spartan231490]

I loved the oblivion gameplay, but the story was shit. I'm hoping they'll combine the gameplay of oblivion(with some changes) to the story of a quality on par with morowind.

 

[WanderingFool]

He said it was based on the same engine as Fallout 3, but that significant modifications had been made, and that players would "almost feel like [they had] a new console" when they saw it. Howard added that players should expect more in terms of characters and animation, as Bethesda had spent a lot of time on both technology and talent in those areas.

So wait, isnt there a consensus that the current engine, used in TES4 and FO3, is awful?

 

[Atmos Duality]

Bethesda publisher Wet?
I thought their parent company, Zenimax, was their publisher?

Well, whatever. I'm Elder Scrolls 5 will be another clone of Morrowind with yet another graphical facelift.
...Actually, realizing how much they have stretched the limits of Gamebryo on the Xbox 360, they might actually have to INNOVATE or add CREDIBLE DIALOGUE AND STORY to their game for once.
They showed promise in this with certain small arcs in Fallout 3.

 

[Jared]

I hope its a good split or the resources they have...I mean, they do make awesome games, but, will quality go down from it?

I dont think it will, but still be intresting

 

[Hyper-space]

I note how he said "Same engine as Fallout 3." Something tells me it's Fallout. If not, Edler Scrolls now has Crossbows, or something.

Calumon: We only played Oblivion, and... umm... I didn't like it too much.

Ummm, the fallout 3 engine is the replacement of the oblivion engine, meaning that it will probably be a "2.0" version of the fallout 3 engine that they are working on.

My bets are on TES:V. it is not Fallout 4, seeing as how New Vegas is yet to be released, and its been years since TES:IV.

 

[alrekr]

if it is TEV it best be gorier with a better comabt system like the one from the deadly reflex mod, and co-op would be a nice addition mabye like the co-op in two-worlds

 

[MorganL4]

the new elder scroll game better come out soon or else

or else you will have to wait longer than soon

 

[JokerboyJordan]

He said it was based on the same engine as Fallout 3, but that significant modifications had been made, and that players would "almost feel like [they had] a new console" when they saw it. Howard added that players should expect more in terms of characters and animation, as Bethesda had spent a lot of time on both technology and talent in those areas.

So wait, isnt there a consensus that the current engine, used in TES4 and FO3, is awful?

I thought it was awful, this engine better be HEAVILY modified because I was hoping they'd create a new engine and then base Fallout 4 on that.

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

I feel like I can't really trust Bethesda...

Will they be doing a Morrowind or an Oblivion?
Morrowind with Mount and Blade combat system please. Not that anyone's listening.

 

[wolf thing]

the new elder scroll game better come out soon or else

or else you will have to wait longer than soon

exactly

 

[Nimzar]

If it turns out to be TES:V I have only one thing to say:

About damn time.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Id rather they work only on one game and polish that to hell than to make 2 dull games

Well i at least had a lot of fun with Fallout3 even with its massive plot holes and inconsistency

 

[Shycte]

The Elder Scrolls V would be awesome.

Agreed, a single player one at that. I can't see how the rumoured MMO would work and I'd be annoyed if that is the project. Then again I was annoyed when The Old Republic was announced instead of KOTOR 3, but now I'm quite looking forward too it. We'll see.

i think an elder scrolls MMORPG is just what an MMORPG should be. Being able to upgrade anything would be really fun. O.K. i kind of want to have my super fast high jumping ranged specialist from oblivion fighting people, but still, i think if they could balance it, it would be REALLY fun, also likely the only hope against WoW.

Or I could just have TESV, with a rich, massive world to explore.
On my own

I wouldn't worry about that, the game style is way to much Single-playish for a MMO, and if it were to be a MMO, it would be nothing like the original series.

 

[Colonel Alzheimer's]

I take this to be a thinly disguised announcement of TES: V.
This pleases me.
Also. glad we won't have to wait that long for it after it's announced. My guess is that it'll come out sometime next Spring... right when Gears of War 3 comes out.
Oh god, if that happens I won't leave my couch for a month at least.

 

[Eggsnham]

I am about ready to cream my boxers if they announce a new TES game, TES V would be welcomed into my home faster than a cute lil' puppy with large eyes and a hurt paw.

Hell, I'm even making puppy proverbs I'm so excited about the possibility of it!

I should probably stop though, on the off chance that Bethesda is just being an asshat.